Richard Blumenthal

You have been resolute and steadfast in seeking to elevate public awareness and public consciousness about the importance of cyber attacks.

I want to join Senator McCaskill in expressing my appreciation for the service of our intelligence community.

We strongly urge opposition to H.R. 21, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017.

We urge members to reject both the bill and false and misleading rhetoric that bears no reality to the real problems of excessive and systemic delay in the regulatory process.

Facts are stubborn things, and leadership is important.

How diligent have the prosecutors been? What more can be done to encourage reporting?

I also introduced a measure called the 'Robert Matava Elder Abuse Protection Act,' which is named after a Connecticut World War II veteran.

I led it with Senator Grassley, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and it is obviously a bipartisan bill.

I've introduced legislation, with Senator Markey, the Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act, that would require used car dealers to fix recalls before selling or leasing a vehicle.

I have been very vocal about the NHL's practices in this area, as well as the NFL's, because of the power that they have over players at the younger league levels.

I would just urge you to take prompt and effective action.

Not all of the problems, but many of them, because your agency is uniquely located at the intersection of deceptive and misleading pricing and other abusive practices and the antitrust responsibility.

Mylan's pricing of EpiPens was simply another strawbreaking the backs of consumers.

I have advocated, for example, for a ban on robocalls.

We need to address their security concerns so that consumers feel comfortable adopting these technologies.

I, like my colleagues, support comprehensive data security legislation.

I have been supportive of having Federal data security and breach notification legislation.

Coming back to data breaches, Yahoo and the like--they have affected Home Depot, Target, Experian, Anthem, a variety of nonprofits, insurers, hospitals, and literally every major collector or storer or possessor of data has been subject to…

I hope that legislation and other measures that we passed will be a template for the process that we adopt in this committee, and that we will recognize, in a very bipartisan way, that we all have a stake in protecting consumers.

Effective, fair enforcement is critical to job creation and economic growth by establishing the rules that will also enforce a level playing field.

Protecting consumers is not only good for them, but it is also good for businesses that play by the rules and obey the law;

Well, it sounds to me like you're saying that their responsibility was demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt.

I see my friend and colleague, the chairman of the VA Committee, here. I will happily yield to him to speak first, or I can proceed and then yield to him afterwards.

I would also like to thank Chairman Inhofe and Ranking Member Boxer for this edifying and clear discussion about the dredging provisions contained in WRDA 2016 and the legislative intent behind those provisions.

Does this provision or WRDA 2016 affect the process for approving new dredged material disposal sites?